The Left

Bernie Sanders Hits the Jackpot

Bernie Sanders Hits the Jackpot Bernie Sanders Hits the Jackpot

After Nevada, he can and must parlay newfound political capital into a sophisticated argument for why an antiestablishment message is electable.

Feb 23, 2020 / John Nichols

Trump rally in central Pennsylvania

If Progressives Want to Win, They’ll Have to Talk About White Supremacy If Progressives Want to Win, They’ll Have to Talk About White Supremacy

Racial resentment gives Trump his power. It’s time for Sanders and Warren to call it out.

Feb 21, 2020 / Steve Phillips

Sochie Nnaemeka

Sochie Nnaemeka Wants to Take On Corporate Democrats Sochie Nnaemeka Wants to Take On Corporate Democrats

The new director of the Working Families Party in New York wants to unite the left against Governor Andrew Cuomo and his austerity politics.

Feb 21, 2020 / Karina Piser

Democrats Must Reject Not Just a Billionaire but the Billionaire Class

Democrats Must Reject Not Just a Billionaire but the Billionaire Class Democrats Must Reject Not Just a Billionaire but the Billionaire Class

Sanders is right that the party cannot surrender to “a corrupt political system bought by billionaires like Mr. Bloomberg.”

Feb 20, 2020 / John Nichols

Bloomberg Is Too Rich for His Own Good

Bloomberg Is Too Rich for His Own Good Bloomberg Is Too Rich for His Own Good

It turns out that almost a half-billion dollars of campaign spending can’t make you warm, smart, or likable on the debate stage. What happens now?

Feb 20, 2020 / Joan Walsh

Medicine at a pharmacy

The Problem With Canadian Health Care The Problem With Canadian Health Care

It’s miles ahead of the American system. But its prescription drug coverage is far from perfect.

Feb 20, 2020 / Sophia Reuss

July 30 Democratic Debates

Live Chat: Watch the 9th Democratic Debate With ‘The Nation’ Live Chat: Watch the 9th Democratic Debate With ‘The Nation’

Our stellar cast of commentators is back again, analyzing and riffing on tonight’s heated Democratic debate.

Feb 19, 2020 / The Nation

The Future of Democratic Socialism Starts Here

The Future of Democratic Socialism Starts Here The Future of Democratic Socialism Starts Here

Scenes from this year’s Young Democratic Socialists of America conference in Chicago.

Feb 19, 2020 / Alan Maass

Down-Ballot Races Are Critical to Turning Texas Blue

Down-Ballot Races Are Critical to Turning Texas Blue Down-Ballot Races Are Critical to Turning Texas Blue

Progressive Texans will need to leverage coalitions and grassroots enthusiasm in November.

Feb 18, 2020 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

What We Already Owe to Bernie Sanders

What We Already Owe to Bernie Sanders What We Already Owe to Bernie Sanders

Clinton and Obama holdovers may control the Democratic Party’s machinery, but they no longer set the agenda.

Feb 14, 2020 / Robert L. Borosage

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